Bill Bruce, MBA,CAE, has beennamed ExecutiveDirector for theAmerican Collegeof Occupational and Environ-mental Medicine (ACOEM). Heassumed this role on July 1.Bill was previously Chief Tech-nology Officer for the AmericanAcademy of Orthopedic Sur-geons.

Melissa Walling,CAE, IOM, hasbeen promotedto Vice Presidentof Membershipand Education for AssociationForum. Melissa joined Associa-tion Forum in January 2016,as the Director of Member-ship, where she has been adriving force behind member-ship growth, development andengagement. She has over adecade of association manage-ment experience.

Emily Ninnemannhas been pro-moted to Man-ager for Advocacy& Practice Affairsfor the American Society forDermatologic Surgery Asso-ciation (ASDSA). Previously,Emily was an Associate forAdvocacy & Practice Affairsfor ASDSA, having joined theorganization in September2015.

Congratulationsto Sheri Jacobs,FASAE, CAE,on receiving theAcademy of Lead-ers Award from ASAE. Theaward, given in recognition ofan individual’s contributionsto ASAE and the associationindustry, is the highest honorthat ASAE bestows to anindustry partner. Sheri is theCEO and Founder of AvenueM. She was previously awardedAssociation Forum’s John CThiel Award in 2014.

Gabriela Welch,
CAE, MPA, and
Jamal Turner, MJ,
MSA, have been
named to the
2017-2019 class
of Diversity Executive Leadership
Program (DELP)

scholars by ASAE. DELP, a
two-year accelerated leadership program, supports individuals from under-represented
groups by providing education,
mentoring and various additional professional development benefits.

ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership has announced
its summer 2017 class of
Certified Association Executive (CAEs). Association Forum
would like to congratulate the
following members who successfully completed the CAE
examination: